英语(新高考全国Ⅰ卷A卷)2023年高考第二次模拟考试卷(考试版)

2023年高考第二模拟考试卷英语
（新高考全国Ⅰ卷A卷）
（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

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2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

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3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。

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4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30 分）
做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What will the young man probably do before the noon of tomorrow?
A．Help his mother.B．Do his homework.C．Go to Peter’s house. 2．How many people will have dinner together tomorrow night?
A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.
3．What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A．The man’s company.B．Phone bills.C．Mistakes online.
4．What does the woman mean?
A．The man needs to finish the book.
B．The ending of the book will be boring.
C．The man should check with his professor.
5．How does the woman probably feel?
A．Hopeless.B．Anxious.C．Angry.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5 段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6．What does the woman think of the necklace?
A．It is too old.B．It’s quite fancy.C．It is simple but beautiful. 7．What does the woman mean?
A．The necklace was too expensive.
B．She would buy it after a short break.
C．She would first check whether it was genuine.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8．Where does the woman want to go?
A．To Ocean Avenue.B．To Bradley Drive.C．To Parker Street. 9．When does the woman need to arrive?
A．At 10:30.B．At 10:45.C．At 11:00.
10．What will the woman take to reach her destination?
A．The man’s car.B．The express bus.C．A taxi.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

11．How did the woman know Jesse was in hospital?
A．Jesse told her.B．The police called her.C．Dr. Andrews phoned her. 12．How might Jesse get injured?
A．He crashed into a tree.B．He caused an accident.C．A tree fell on his car. 13．What does the man want to do in a few hours?
A．Pass some tests.
B．Get something to eat.
C．Give the woman more information.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

14．How often does the man go to the supermarket?
A．Once a week.B．Once a month.C．Once every two weeks. 15．What does the woman offer to do for the man?
A．Find some oranges for him.
B．Help organize the locations.
C．Share his opinion with her manager.
16．What is the man likely to buy?
A．Bread.B．Soap.C．Pork.
17．What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A．Saleswoman and customer.B．Manager and clerk.C．Hostess and guest.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

18．How many cities and towns does the subway system serve in San Francisco?
A．Four.B．Five.C．Twelve.
19．What is the average speed of the trains?
A．35 miles per hour.B．45 miles per hour.C．80 miles per hour. 20．What can we learn about the subway system?
A．Most of the stations are underground.
B．Trains always come every 5-10 minutes.
C．The cost of a ticket depends on the distance.
第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A
Every delicious steak you have ever enjoyed eating started with a good cut of meat. However, picking that perfect cut can be challenging—supermarkets are flooded with options, and it is not as straightforward as simply choosing the one with the highest price tag. Follow this guide for some advice.
Tenderloin(US), Fillet(UK), Eye Fillet(AUS/NZ)
A classic cut, the tenderloin comes from the strip of muscle tucked against the backbone of the animal. As this muscle does not do much work, this is the tenderest cut of beef—which also makes it the most expensive, and arguably the most desirable. We say “arguably” because, while the tenderloin is supremely lean and a favorite of those who love their steak to melt in their mouth, it can also be tasteless. Filet mignon, widely referred to as the creme de la creme (精华) of all steak cuts, is cut from the very tip of the tenderloin.
Ribeye(US/ UK), Scotch fillet(AUS/NZ)
This cut, from the rib section of the animal, comes with an abundance of rich marbling. The ribeye won’t give you that same “melt-in-your-mouth” feeling, but it is still one of the tenderest cuts available. Differently, the ribeye is cooked with the bone in, while the Scotch fillet is not.
Strip(US), Sirloin(UK), Porterhouse(AUS/NZ)
Coming from the hindquarter of the animal, the strip is not quite as tender as the tenderloin, or loaded with quite as much flavor as the ribeye, but for many steak lovers, it is just right. The best part is that because this all-rounder has a bit more chew and a bit less marbling than those cuts, it tends to be less expensive.
T-bone
Can’t decide between the tenderloin and the strip? Why not both? The T-bone is cut with strip on one side of a bone, and tenderloin on the other. With two very different textures (口感) and flavors, the T-bone gets the best of both worlds, but it can also be more difficult to cook. The meat closer to the bone is slower to cook than the rest of the steak.
21．What makes the tenderloin the most expensive part among the steak?
A．Different textures.B．Much flavor.
C．Rich marbling.D．The tenderest cut.
22．What can we learn about the steaks from the passage?
A．It’s not a piece of cake to pick a perfect cut.
B．All things considered, Ribeye is the best.
C．A good cut only means the most expensive one.
D．It usually takes little time to cook T-bone.
23．Which of the following is not mentioned in the article concerning steak?
A．Price.B．Packaging.C．Cooking method.D．Flavor.
B
Li Jian, aged 61, is a senior lab scientist at the Chengdu Institute of Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences，and has dedicated himself to scientific sketching (速写) in the area of animal and plant taxonomy (动植物分类学). Over the past 40-plus years, he has sketched thousands of animal and plant drawings with a scientific attitude and superb skills, presenting to readers more than 730 species on the planet.
Over decades of work, Li has developed a particularly keen eye that helps him identify even the tiniest features of animals and plants. “It is impossible for an animal to arrange every part of its body in the way we want it to be so that we can take a clear picture of it,” Li said, explaining the necessity of scientific sketching in research work. “Different from works of art, my drawings require a high level of scientific rigor (严谨),” he said.
In animal and plant taxonomy, species are often identified through tiny features. Take frogs, for example. Some have long fingers, while others have short ones. Some have fingers that are unwebbed, some partially webbed, and others fully webbed. The tip of their fingers can be pointed or round, and with or without long narrow cuts. “When I sketch, I must sketch accurately. Sometimes, I need to study the structure of my subject under a microscope before getting down to draw,” he said.
Usually, it took Li about ten days to draw a palm-sized animal. For complicated animals like snakes covered in scales, it would take him more than half a month. A big obstacle Li encountered in his work was the fading of the color in samples as a result of long-time immersion in chemicals. In this case, he would need to rely on known morphological (形态学的) characteristics of the samples and text descriptions to make his sketches more accurate.
“With the assistance of Li’s large number of high-quality drawings, China’s illustrated scientific publications rank among the best in the world,” said Fei Liang, a famous Chinese zoologist.
24．What does Li Jian do as a lab scientist?
A．Do experiments on animals.
B．Present drawings to scientists.
C．Make art of animals and plants.
D．Draw pictures of animals and plants.
25．Which of the following best describes Li Jian’s attitude to his job?
A．Afraid and worried.B．Doubtful and cautious.
C．Devoted and diligent.D．Dedicated and ambitious.
26．What makes Li’s work difficult?
A．Drawing snakes is dangerous.
B．Samples are badly kept.
C．Samples’ colors become lighter.
D．There are too little descriptions.
27．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A．Sketching with A Scientific Touch.
B．The Advantages of Sketching Accurately.
C．Illustrating the Best Scientific Publications.
D．The Art Value of Sketching Animals and Plants.
C
Research shows students learn better when they’re well nourished. Healthy eating has been linked to higher grades, better memory, faster information processing and improved health leading to better school attendance, according to registered dietitian Elisa Zied, author of Feed Your Family Right. On the contrary, unhealthy eating habits can negatively affect learning. Researchers have studied many areas related to eating and learning.
Skipping breakfast can have a negative impact on learning. A higher percentage of breakfast eaters passed a biology exam in one study of college students. It’s also important to eat a high-quality breakfast. In a study of students between the ages of twelve and thirteen, the average mark increased as breakfast quality improved.
Even with breakfast, the brain can run out of fuel before lunch. In one study of students between the ages of seven and nine, having a mid-morning snack improved memory. The children who ate a smaller breakfast and lunch but consumed a mid-morning snack experienced a smaller decline in immediate and delayed memory. Attention wasn’t affected, however. Zied recommends yogurt with blueberries; this fruit has been proven to be linked to better memory in studies. A hard-boiled egg is also a good snack choice.
Kids who eat healthily are more likely to attend school. Without proper nutrition and adequate calories, students often don’t have enough energy to power the brain, resulting in tiredness and learning problems. In fact, alertness (机敏) improved significantly in students eating
breakfast in one study of high school students published in the journal Pediatrics.
A study of public school students published in the Journal of School Health linked high intake of sweetened drinks, such as sugary sodas, to lower scores in math tests. A diet high in junk food and sugary sodas is also linked to childhood obesity, which could result in lower cognitive (认知的) functioning, according to the Yale University research. On the other hand, students with healthy eating habits are less likely to be overweight and more likely to learn well.
28．What is an effective way for students to improve their memory?
A．Eating a big lunch on a regular basis.B．Staying away from junk food in daily life. C．Eating something healthy at about 10: 00 am.D．Adding yogurt with strawberries to their daily diet.
29．What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?
A．Students will have better attendance at school after eating healthily.
B．Students will have a good performance as long as they are well fed.
C．A high-quality breakfast will make a difference to students’ learning.
D．Every student has a strong awareness of eating breakfast.
30．What would happen to students who eat much junk food?
A．They would become less confident at school.B．They would grow too overweight to work out. C．They would become unwilling to attend school.D．They would fall behind other students at school.
31．What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．The advantages of healthy eating habits.B．The impacts of eating habits on students’ learning.
C．Some suggestions on how to learn better.D．The link between diets and health.
D
The personal grievance provisions of New Zealand’s Employment Relations Act 2000 (ERA) prevent an employer from firing an employee without good cause. Instead, dismissals must be justified. Employers must both show cause and act in a procedurally fair way.
Personal grievance procedures were designed to guard the jobs of ordinary workers from “unjustified dismissals”. The premise was that the common law of contract lacked sufficient protection for workers against arbitrary conduct by management. Long gone are the days when a boss could simply give an employee contractual notice.
But these provisions create difficulties for businesses when applied to highly paid managers and executives. As countless boards and business owners will attest, constraining firms from firing poorly performing, high-earning managers is a handbrake on boosting productivity and overall performance. The difference between C-grade and A-grade managers may very well be the difference between business success or failure. Between preserving the jobs of ordinary workers
or losing them. Yet mediocrity is no longer enough to justify a dismissal.
Consequently and paradoxically laws introduced to protect the jobs of ordinary workers may be placing those jobs at risk.
If not placing jobs at risk, to the extent employment protection laws constrain business owners from dismissing under-performing managers, those laws act as a constraint on firm productivity and therefore on workers’ wages. Indeed, in “An International Perspective on New Zealand’s Productivity Paradox” (2014), the Productivity Commission singled out the low quality of managerial capabilities as a cause of the country’s poor productivity growth record.
Nor are highly paid managers themselves immune from the harm caused by the ERA’s unjustified dismissal procedures. Because employment protection laws make it costlier to fire an employee, employers are more cautious about hiring new staff. This makes it harder for the marginal manager to gain employment. And firms pay staff less because firms carry the burden of the employment arrangement going wrong.
Society also suffers from excessive employment protections. Stringent job dismissal regulations adversely affect productivity growth and hamper both prosperity and overall well-being.
Across the Tasman Sea, Australia deals with the unjustified dismissal paradox by excluding employees earning above a specified “high-income threshold” from the protection of its unfair dismissal laws. In New Zealand, a 2016 private members’ Bill tried to permit firms and high-income employees to contract out of the unjustified dismissal regime. However, the mechanisms proposed were unwieldy and the Bill was voted down following the change in government later that year.
32．The personal grievance provisions of the ERA are intended to ________.
A．discipline dubious corporate practices B．promote traditional hiring procedures C．regulate the privileges of the employers D．safeguard the rights of ordinary workers 33．It can be learned from paragraph 3 that the provisions may ________.
A．hinder business development B．justify managers’ authority
C．affect the public image of the firms D．worsen labor-management relations 34．Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A．ERA’s sensible approach corresponds with the international trend of democracy.
B．The society will see a rise in well-being with the ERA’s procedures carried out.
C．Non-proficient managerial capabilities make employees suffer from salary cuts.
D．High-income threshold in Australia is relatively beneficial to business owners.
35．What’s the author’s attitude towards the personal grievance provisions issued by ERA? A．Appreciative B．Skeptical C．Optimistic D．Contradictory
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Men’s sport has for decades benefited from what investors call a “flywheel effect”. Big broadcast and sponsorship deals throw money into the game readily.____36____. That, in turn, generates even more money the next time around.
Women’s sport has long suffered the opposite phenomenon.____37____With few games available, viewers cannot tune in, and few viewers means little money.
The flywheel may, at last, be starting to turn round.____38____The first quarter of 2022 saw the highest viewership, up by around 50% on 2019, the last full year before the pandemic. Women’s sport is resisting a general trend for people to watch less television. Streaming (流媒体), meanwhile, offers a way to show games without expensive deals with broadcasters, helping to build fanbases.
____39____Viewership of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in America rose by 50% in 2021 compared with 2020. In February, the WNBA felt confident, raising $75 million and valuing it at $1 billion. The prize pool for this year’s Women’s Championship is $16 million, double the value in 2017.
One big change is that several big rights-holders, including FIFA and World Rugby, now sell, sponsorship rights for women’s events, separately, rather than bonded with the men’s tournaments.____40____
A．Start with viewing figures.
B．Money is starting to follow eyeballs.
C．Many associations fund the women’s sports.
D．Some think sponsors get a better deal with women’s sports.
E．Broadcasters have unwillingly shown it without being sure that people will watch.
F．That attracts more players and raises the level of play, which helps attract more viewers. G．That forces buyers and sellers to think about exactly how much such rights might be worth.
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

There is no way they just drove into that water, thought Corion Evans. The 16-year-old teenager was ___41___with friends near the Pascagoula River, when a car with three teenage girls inside accidentally___42___
off the road into the river and started to_____43_____ some 20 feet away from land.
It was around midnight in July. In the ____44____ , Evans and his friends could____45____ figure out the girls holding on to the roof, the only part of the car still above water. But they could
hear ____46____ for help.
Evans took off his shirt and shoes without ____47____ , diving into the water. He helped the first girl he saw and led her to the shore. Then, he jumped back into the river to ____48____ another of the girls. But halfway back to the bank, she was so____49____ as to go underwater, pulling Evans down with her. Evans fought his way and pushed her to _____50_____.
There was still one girl in the water. Watson, 19, could not ___51____. She was swallowing water, ___52___ to stay afloat. And sacred. “I just knew my last breath was coming and I began to go under. Then, a shake. Evans ____53____ me.” Watson said later.
The three girls were rushed to the hospital and well ___54___. Evans risked his life to save them, but he said he had no other ____55____
41．A．checking out B．hanging out C．staying up D．breaking up 42．A．slipped B．developed C．stayed D．skipped 43．A．expose B．tremble C．sink D．float 44．A．silence B．noise C．sadness D．darkness 45．A．casually B．nearly C．instantly D．barely 46．A．whispering B．screaming C．complaining D．claiming 47．A．assumptions B．explanations C．hesitation D．permission 48．A．rescue B．deliver C．liberate D．release 49．A．anxious B．panic C．cautious D．awkward 50．A．health B．independence C．strength D．safety 51．A．drive B．escape C．swim D．surf 52．A．struggling B．worrying C．wandering D．improving 53．A．touched B．grabbed C．attached D．detected 54．A．adjusted B．educated C．protected D．attended 55．A．actions B．challenges C．alternatives D．chances
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。

The Chinese folk dance is a microcosm (缩影) of the country’s rich culture. The peacock dance is a ____56____ (tradition) folk dance of the Dai minority.
The Dai people are known for their dancing and singing skills. It’s said that more ____57____a thousand years ago, the Dai minority’s head learned to dance through ____58____ (copy) the elegant gestures of the peacock. Afterwards, the dance____59____(promote) by later generations and spread widely. In ____60____mind of the Dai people, the peacock is a symbol of happiness.
The dance movements are usually performed in a fixed order. The dance starts with a peacock flying out from ____61____ (it) nest and looking around cautiously. It ____62____
(wander) around the wild searching for food. Having had its fill, the peacock then goes to the river bank to bathe and play in the water. After that, it shakes the water drops off and combs its feathers. When ____63____ (compete) with other peacocks, it displays its beautiful tail to its rivals and its beloved. At the end of the dance, the peacock spreads out its wings and flies joyfully into the sky.
____64____ (show) a lively peacock, dancers must use a range of hand movements and eye expressions. Their knees must be very flexible, _____65_____is a feature of the Dai dance.
第四部分写作（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66．你校英文报将以“三月十二日中国植树节(National Tree Planting Day)”为主题，举行征文比赛。

请写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 简要介绍植树节；
2. 说明树木的重要性；
3. 呼吁履行植树义务。

注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Planting Trees for our Future
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________
第二节（满分25分）
67．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I must admit, I haven’t always liked animals. In fact, I distrusted them greatly while growing up, and I still fear the ones I don’t know personally. What set my beliefs in stone was being attacked—not once but many times, including the summer after second grade when I was bitten by a rabbit. Then, when I was nine and riding my dirt bike down the road, a large dog charged me and tried to bite my ankle. After all those negative experiences, there was one thing I knew for sure: All creatures, great and small, were no friends of mine.
After college in California, I returned to live the single life in Las Vega. Then I met Lisa. In no time at all, we fell in love, married and moved into a new house. Despite my avoidance of animals, Lisa had a dog called Bailey. Bailey didn’t like me, but he tolerated my existence once he realized I wasn’t going anywhere.
Things changed as spring came. We welcomed a new member of our family: our son Evan.
One evening Evan grabbed hold of the dog’s tail. The irritated dog paused and turned to look at his stuck tail but waited patiently until being released. Still the stories I’d heard of animals attacking babies worries me.
Then my worst fear occurred. I sat on the couch (沙发) reading after a long day while my wife worked at the dining-room table paying the bills. I saw Evan crawl across the family-room carpet as he made his way behind the couch. One minute, all was quiet and then Bailey entered the room and headed to where Evan had crawled. I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard the dog start a fearful barking behind me.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Throwing the book away, I rushed around the couch with great fear.
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
Having witnessed our dog killing a scorpion (蝎子) and saving my son, I was speechless.
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2023年高考第二模拟考试卷（新高考全国Ⅰ卷A卷）
英语·参考答案
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30 分）
1-10ACBAB CAABB 11-20BACBC BACAC
第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
21．D22．A23．B
24．D25．C26．C27．A28．C29．A30．D31．B32．D33．A34．D35．B 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36．F37．E38．A39．B40．G
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41．B42．A43．C44．D45．D46．B47．C48．A49．B50．D51．C 52．A53．B54．D55．C第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）56．traditional57．than58．copying59．was promoted60．the
61．its62．wanders63．competing64．To show65．Which
第四部分写作（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
One possible version 1:
Planting Trees for our Future
National Tree Planting Day is held on March 12 every year, when millions of volunteers, both young and old, plant trees in schools, parks, city gardens and the countryside.
As we all know, trees are very important not only to the environment but also to humans. From improving air quality to fighting against climate change, trees play a vital role. In addition, they provide habitats and food for many species of wildlife.
Therefore, we each should do our bit by participating in voluntary tree planting activity. With perseverance and accumulated efforts, we will be able to make the environment better.
One possible version 2:
Planting Trees for our Future
National Tree Planting Day takes place on March 12 every year, when millions of volunteers, both young and old, plant trees in schools, parks, city gardens and the countryside.
As is known to us, trees are very significant to the environment and humans. They play a vital role in enhancing air quality and battling against climate change. Besides, trees supply habitats and food for numerous species of wildlife.
Thus, we each should take an active part in voluntary tree planting activity to do our bit. With perseverance and joint efforts, we will be able to make the environment better.
第二节（满分25分）
Throwing the book away, I rushed around the couch with great fear. The damn dog was barking directly at a huge scorpion in front of Evan’s chin. Evan lay on his belly, his head held high, frozen in fright as Bailey continued to bark at full volume mere inches away. The huge scorpion had its tail up and was prepared to strike. Without hesitation, the dog rushed to attack the scorpion and killed it with one bite. It was such a close call. Lisa scooped up our crying child.
Having witnessed our dog killing a scorpion (蝎子) and saving my son, I was speechless. Unconsciously, tears rolled down my cheek. Without worry and fear any longer, I knelt down and gave that brave dog some kisses. Bailey seemed to have fully understood my feeling, he lay in my arms to comfort me. It was a crucial moment which showed how both human and beast can live in harmony. I had a new belief in love. It is that some animals are human’s good friends indeed.。